Excel Success One HSC General Mathematics SAMPLE 2014

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CHAPTER 12 2012 HSC EXAMINATION PAPER
CHAPTER 12
2012 HSC Examination Paper
2012
H I G H E R S C H O O L C E R T I F I C AT E
E X A M I N AT I O N
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General Mathematics
General Instructions
Reading time 5 minutes
Working time 2 12 hours
Write using black or blue pen
Black pen is preferred
Calculators may be used
A formulae sheet is provided at
the back of this paper
In Questions 2630, show
relevant mathematical reasoning
and/or calculations
Write your Centre Number and
Student Number on the
Question 28 Writing Booklet
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Total marks 100

Section I
Pages 213
25 marks
Attempt Questions 125
Allow about 35 minutes for this section
Section II
Pages 1427
75 marks
Allow about 1 hour and 55 minutes for this section
Excel S U C C E S S O N E H S C M A T H E M A T I C S G E N E R A L 2
2012 HSC EXAMINATION PAPER QUESTIONS
Section I
25 marks
Allow about 35 minutes for this section
Use the multiple-choice answer sheet for Questions 125.
1
A set of 15 scores is displayed in a stem-and-leaf plot.

5
6
7
8
9
3
2
7
2
1
4
6
7
4
3
7
8
What is the median of these scores?

(A) 7
(B)
(C)
77
(D) 78
2
Handmade chocolates are checked for size and shape. Every 30th chocolate is sampled.
Which term best describes this type of sampling?
(A) Census
(B)
Random
(C)
Stratified
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(D) Systematic
A pair of players is to be selected from 6 people.
How many different pairs of players can be selected?
(A) 6
(B)
12
(C)
15
(D) 30
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50
x
29
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40
Which expression could be used to calculate the value of x in this triangle?

(A) 29 cos 40
(B)
29 cos 50
(C)
cos 40
29
(D)
cos 50
29
has intercepts p and q, where p and q are positive integers.
The line
y
p
What is the gradient of line ?
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(A)
p
q
(B)
q
p
(C)
p
q
(D)
q
p
6
0.05 m
4m
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30 cm
What is the volume of this rectangular prism in cubic centimetres?

(A) 6 cm3
(B)
600 cm3
(C)
60 000 cm3
(D) 6 000 000 cm3
The Pi Company has two bakeries. The radar chart displays the monthly sales for the
bakeries.
Monthly sales ($ 000s)
January
35
30
25
20
June
February
15
10
KEY
Monthly sales
for Bakery 1
Monthly sales
for Bakery 2
May
March
April
What was the difference in sales in June between the two bakeries?
(A) $7.50
(B)
$17.50
(C)
$7500
(D) $17 500

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Dots were used to create a pattern. The first three shapes in the pattern are shown.
Shape 1
Shape 2
Shape 3
The number of dots used in each shape is recorded in the table.

Shape (S)
Number of dots (N)
10
How many dots would be required for Shape 156?

(A) 316
(B)
520
(C)
624
(D) 936
9
Tracy invests some money for 2 years at 4% per annum, compounded quarterly.
Compounded values of $1
Period
Interest rate per period
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
1.010
1.020
1.030
1.040
1.050
1.020
1.040
1.061
1.082
1.103
1.030
1.061
1.093
1.125
1.158
1.041
1.082
1.126
1.170
1.216
1.051
1.104
1.159
1.217
1.276
1.062
1.126
1.194
1.265
1.340
1.072
1.149
1.230
1.316
1.407
1.083
1.172
1.267
1.369
1.477
Which figure from the table should Tracy use to calculate the value of her investment at
the end of 2 years?
(A) 1.020
(B)
1.082
(C)
1.083
(D) 1.369
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10
8.8 m
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9.9 m
57
50
What is the area of this triangle, to the nearest square metre?
(A) 33 m2
(B)
37 m2
(C)
42 m2
(D) 44 m2
11
Which of the following relationships would most likely show a negative correlation?
(A) The population of a town and the number of hospitals in that town.
(B)
The hours spent training for a race and the time taken to complete the race.
(C)
The price per litre of petrol and the number of people riding bicycles to work.
(D) The number of pets per household and the number of computers per household.
12
Two unbiased dice, each with faces numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, are rolled.
(A)
1
6
(B)
11
36
(C)
25
36
(D)
5
6
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What is the probability of a 6 appearing on at least one of the dice?
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13
Conversion graphs can be used to convert from one currency to another.

100
Euros
80
60
40
20
0
0
20
40
20
40
60
80
100
Australian dollars
120
140
100
120
140
New Zealand dollars
100
80
60
40
20
0
60
80
Euros
Sarah converted 60 Australian dollars into Euros. She then converted all of these Euros
into New Zealand dollars.
How much money, in New Zealand dollars, should Sarah have?
(A) $26
(B)
$45
(C)
$78
(D) $135
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14
Which of the following expresses 2x 2 (5 x) x (x 2) in its simplest form?

(A) 2x 3 + 9x 2 + 2x
(B)
2x 3 9x 2 2x
(C)
9x 2 x + 2
(D) 9x 2 x 2
15
The time taken to complete a journey varies inversely with the speed of a car. A car takes
6 hours to complete a journey when travelling at 60 km/h.
How long would the same journey take if the car were travelling at 100 km/h?
(A) 36 minutes
(B)
1 hour and 40 minutes
(C)
3 hours and 6 minutes
(D) 3 hours and 36 minutes
A machine was bought for $25 000.

Which graph best represents the salvage value of the machine over 10 years using the
declining balance method of depreciation?
(A)
(B)
25 000
Time (years)
10
(C)
Time (years)
10
Time (years)
10
Salvage value ($)
Salvage value ($)
25 000
(D)
25 000
25 000
Salvage value ($)
Salvage value ($)
16
Time (years)
10
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17
A spinner with different coloured sectors is spun 40 times. The results are recorded in the
table.
Colour
obtained
Red
Yellow
Blue
Orange
Green
Purple
Frequency
2
4
6
10
12
What is the relative frequency of obtaining the colour orange?

(A)
3
20
(B)
1
5
(C)
(D) 8
18
Jo qualifies for both Rent Assistance and Youth Allowance and receives a fortnightly
payment from the government.
Rent Assistance is $119.40 per fortnight.
The maximum Youth Allowance is $402.70 per fortnight. It is reduced by 50 cents in the
dollar for any income earned over $236 per fortnight.
Jo earns $300 per fortnight from a part-time job.

What is the total payment Jo receives each fortnight from the government?
(A) $370.70
(B)
$372.10
(C)
$458.60
(D) $490.10
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19
A coach compares the resting pulse and the number of weeks of training for nine cyclists.
The information is graphed in order to draw a median regression line.
12
Weeks of training
10
8
6
4
2
0
20
70
30
40
50
60
80
Resting pulse (beats per minute)
Which of the following graphs best shows the median regression line for the data?
10
10
Weeks of training
(B) 12
8
6
4
2
8
6
4
2
0
20
70
30
40
50
60
80
(D) 12
10
10
Weeks of training
(C) 12
8
6
4
2
20
70
30
40
50
60
80
20
70
30
40
50
60
80
8
6
4
2
0
20
70
30
40
50
60
80
Weeks of training
(A) 12
Weeks of training
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20
Town B is 80 km due north of Town A and 59 km from Town C.

Town A is 31 km from Town C.
N
B
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59 km
80 km
C
31 km
A
What is the bearing of Town C from Town B?
(A) 019
(B)
122
(C)
161
(D) 341
21
358
Which of the following correctly expresses c as the subject of E = mc2 + p?

(A) c =
Ep
m
(B)
c=
Ep
m
(C)
c=
E
p
m
(D) c =
E
p
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A label is designed with a circle inside an ellipse as shown.
6.3 cm
4.8 cm
6.3 cm
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What is the area of the shaded part of the label, to the nearest square centimetre?
(A) 29 cm2
(B)
48 cm2
(C)
113 cm2
(D) 244 cm2
23
A football club knows that at the end of 10 years it will need to replace goal posts and
other equipment. It is estimated that the replacement cost will be $12 000. For 10 years,
the club will invest an amount at the end of each month at 6% per annum, compounded
monthly.
Which equation should the club use to calculate the amount, M, it will need to deposit
each month in order to have $12 000 at the end of 10 years?
1 + 0 . 06 10 1
)
(
(A) 12 000 = M
0 .06
1 + 0 . 06 10 1
)
(
(B) 12 000 = M
10
0 . 06 (1 + 0 . 06 )
1 + 0 . 005 120 1
)
(
(C) 12 000 = M
120
0 . 005 (1 + 0 . 005)
1 + 0 . 005 120 1
)
(
(D) 12 0 0 0 = M
0 . 005
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A $400 000 loan can be repaid by making either monthly or fortnightly repayments. The
graph shows the loan balances over time using these two different methods of repayment.
Loan balance ($)
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400 000
350 000
300 000
250 000
200 000
150 000
100 000
50 000
0
Monthly repayments
Fortnightly repayments
10
15
20
Time (years)
25
30
The monthly repayment is $2796.86 and the fortnightly repayment is $1404.76.

What is the difference in the total interest paid using the two different methods of
repayment, to the nearest dollar?
(A) $51 596
(B)
$166 823
(C)
$210 000
(D) $234 936
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The solid shown is made of a cylinder with a hemisphere (half a sphere) on top.
21 cm
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8 cm
What is the total surface area of the solid, to the nearest square centimetre?
(A) 628 cm2
(B)
(C)
679 cm2
729 cm2
(D) 829 cm2

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Section II
75 marks
Allow about 1 hour and 55 minutes for this section
Answer each question in the appropriate writing booklet. Extra writing booklets are available.
In Questions 2630, your responses should include relevant mathematical reasoning and/or
calculations.
Question 26 (15 marks) Use the Question 26 Writing Booklet.
(a)
Postcodes in Australia are made up of four digits eg 2040.

(i)
How many different postcodes beginning with a 2 are possible?
(ii)
Peta remembers that the first two digits of a towns postcode are 2 and
then 4. She is unable to remember the rest of the postcode.
What is the probability that Peta guesses the correct postcode?
(b)
Jim buys a photocopier for $22 000. Its value is depreciated using the declining
balance method at the rate of 15% per annum.
What is its value at the end of 3 years?
Heather used her credit card to purchase a plane ticket valued at $1990 on
28 January 2011. She made no other purchases on her credit card account in
January. She paid the January account in full on 19 February 2011.
(c)
The credit card account has no interest free period. Simple interest is charged
daily at the rate of 20% per annum, including the date of purchase and the date
the account is paid.
How much interest did she pay, to the nearest cent?
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Question 26 (continued)
(d)
Greg needs to conduct a statistical inquiry into how much time people aged
1825 years have spent accessing social media websites in the last two weeks.
He has decided to survey a sample of students from his university.
The process of statistical inquiry includes the following steps, which are NOT
in order.
A
Writing a report
Posing questions
Organising data
Analysing data and drawing conclusions
Collecting data
Summarising and displaying data
(i)
Using the letters A, B, C, D, E and F, list the steps in the most appropriate
order for Greg to conduct his statistical inquiry.
(ii)
Greg conducts his statistical inquiry.
At which step in the process would he have drawn this graph?

Time spent accessing social media websites (in hours)
16 hours
or
more
1115
hours
5 hours
or
less
610
hours
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(e)
The dot plot shows the number of push-ups that 13 members of a fitness class
can do in one minute.
36
(f)
37
38
39
40
41
42
(i)
What is the probability that a member selected at random from the class
can do more than 38 push-ups in one minute?
(ii)
A new member who can do 32 push-ups in one minute joins the class.
Does the addition of this new member to the class change the probability
calculated in part (e) (i)? Justify your answer.
The capture-recapture technique was used to estimate a population of seals

in 2012.
60 seals were caught, tagged and released.

Later, 120 seals were caught at random.
30 of these 120 seals had been tagged.
The estimated population of seals in 2012 was 11% less than the estimated
population for 2008.
What was the estimated population for 2008?
Bhawana purchases pool chlorine in a new container which holds 35 kg.
Weekly Use
Pool Chlorine
35 kg
3 cups on 1st day of each week

1 cup daily for the rest of the week
Weekly Use
3 cups on
1st day of each week
1 cup daily
for the rest of the week
(g)
1 cup = 250 g
1 cup = 250 g
She begins using this new container on the first day of a week.
How many full weeks should this container last?
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(a)
Tai earns a gross weekly wage of $1024. Each week her deductions are:
tax instalment of $296.40
health fund contribution of $24.50

union fees of $15.80.
She also pays $3640 over the year as her share of the household expenses.
What percentage of her net wage does Tai pay for household expenses?
(b)
The sector shown has a radius of 13 cm and an angle of 230.

13 cm
230
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What is the perimeter of the sector to the nearest centimetre?
(c)
A map has a scale of 1: 500 000.

(i)
Two mountain peaks are 2 cm apart on the map.
What is the actual distance between the two mountain peaks, in

kilometres?
(ii)
Two cities are 75 km apart.
How far apart are the two cities on the map, in centimetres?
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(d)
A disability ramp is to be constructed to replace steps, as shown in the diagram.

The angle of inclination for the ramp is to be 5.
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13 cm
Ramp
30 cm
13 cm
30 cm
13 cm
5
d
Calculate the extra distance, d, that the ramp will extend beyond the bottom step.
Give your answer to the nearest centimetre.
A box contains 33 scarves made from two different fabrics. There are 14 scarves
made from silk (S) and 19 made from wool (W).
Two girls each select, at random, a scarf to wear from the box.
(i)
Copy and complete the probability tree diagram in your answer booklet.
S
14
33
19
33
S
W
S
W
W
(ii)
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Calculate the
probability
that the two
scarves selected
silk.
(iii)
Calculate the probability that the two scarves selected are made from
different fabrics.
End of Question 27
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Question 28 (15 marks) Use the Question 28 Writing Booklet. [See page 529 of this book.]
(a)
The solid shown in the diagram on page 1 of the Question 28 Writing Booklet
is a cube.
Complete a sketch of the cube using the vanishing points V1 and V2 .

Leave all construction lines on your diagram and label the vertices.
18ab
(b)
Simplify fully
(c)
Jacques and a flagpole both cast shadows on the ground. The difference between
the lengths of their shadows is 3 metres.
3a
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4m
1.5 m
3m
Shadow of flagpole
dm
What is the value of d, the length of Jacques shadow?
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(d)
The test results in English and Mathematics for a class were recorded and
displayed in the box-and-whisker plots.
English
Mathematics
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
(i)
What is the interquartile range for English?
(ii)
Compare and contrast the two data sets by referring to the skewness of
the distributions and the measures of location and spread.
Matthew bought a laptop priced at $2800. He paid a 10% deposit and made
monthly repayments of $95.20 for 3 years.
What annual flat rate of interest was Matthew charged? Justify your answer with
suitable calculations.
End of Question 28
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10
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(a)
Tourists visit a park where steam erupts from a particular geyser.

The brochure for the park has a graph of the data collected for this geyser over
a period of time.
The graph shows the duration of an eruption and the time until the next eruption,
timed from the end of one eruption to the beginning of the next.
Steam eruptions
Time to next eruption (minutes)
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
Geyser eruption
1.5
2.0
2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5

Duration of eruption (minutes)
5.0
(i)
Tony sees an eruption that lasts 4 minutes. Based on the data in the
graph, what is the minimum time that he can expect to wait for the next
eruption?
(ii)
Julia saw two consecutive eruptions, one hour apart. Based on the data in
the graph, what was the longest possible duration of the first eruption
that she saw?
(iii)
What does the graph suggest about the relationship between the duration
of an eruption and the time to the next eruption?
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(b)
A machine produces nails. When the machine is set correctly, the lengths of the
nails are normally distributed with a mean of 6.000 cm and a standard deviation
of 0.040 cm.
To confirm the setting of the machine, three nails are randomly selected. In one
sample the lengths are 5.950, 5.983 and 6.140.
The setting of the machine needs to be checked when the lengths of two or more
nails in a sample lie more than 1 standard deviation from the mean.
Does the setting on the machine need to be checked? Justify your answer with
suitable calculations.
(c)
Raj cycles around a course. The course starts at E, passes through F, G and H
and finishes at E. The distances EH and GH are equal.
G
64 km
F
139
NOT TO
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82 km
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(d)
(i)
What is the length of EF, to the nearest kilometre?
(ii)
What is the total distance that Raj cycles, to the nearest kilometre?
Su-Lin pays a monthly contribution of 5% of her salary into a superannuation

fund. Her salary is $81 600 per annum. The fund pays interest of 6.6% per
annum, compounded monthly.
(i)
What is the amount of Su-Lins monthly contribution?
(ii)
Su-Lin made a contribution at the end of each month, starting at the end
of January 2000.
What will be the accumulated value of her superannuation at the end of

December 2012 after making the December contribution?
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(a)
A ship located at 4N 160E needs assistance.

A rescue boat leaves Honiara 9S 160E and travels due north at a speed of
30 knots to reach the ship.
How long will it take the rescue boat to reach the ship? (You may assume that
1 on a great circle equals 60 nautical miles.)
(b)
A golf ball is hit from point A to point B, which is on the ground as shown. Point A is
30 metres above the ground and the horizontal distance from point A to point B is 300 m.
Path of the ball

A
NOT TO
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30 m
Ground
300 m
The path of the golf ball is modelled using the equation

h = 30 + 0.2d 0.001d 2
where
h is the height of the golf ball above the ground in metres, and
d is the horizontal distance of the golf ball from point A in metres.
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The graph of this equation is drawn below.

h
40
30
20
10
200
100
100
200
300
400 d
(i)
What is the maximum height the ball reaches above the ground?
(ii)
There are two occasions when the golf ball is at a height of 35 metres.
(iii)
What is the height of the ball above the ground when it still has to travel
a horizontal distance of 50 metres to hit the ground at point B?
(iv)
Only part of the graph applies to this model.
Find all values of d that are not suitable to use with this model, and
explain why these values are not suitable.
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What horizontal distance does the ball travel in the period between these
two occasions?
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(c)
In 2010, the city of Thagoras modelled the predicted population of the city using the
equation
P = A(1.04)n.
That year, the city introduced a policy to slow its population growth. The new predicted
population was modelled using the equation
P = A(b)n.
In both equations, P is the predicted population and n is the number of years after 2010.
The graph shows the two predicted populations.
P
P = A (1.04)n
8 000 000
7 000 000
6 000 000
P = A (b)n
Population
5 000 000
4 000 000
3 000 000
2 000 000
1 000 000
0
0
(2010)
10
(2020)
20
(2030)
30
(2040)
Years
Predicted population if the policy had not been introduced
Predicted population with the policy introduced
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(i)
Use the graph to find the predicted population of Thagoras in 2030 if

the population policy had NOT been introduced.
(ii)
In each of the two equations given, the value of A is 3 000 000.
What does A represent?
(iii)
(iv)
The guess-and-check method is to be used to find the value of b, in

P = A(b)n.
(1) Explain, with or without calculations, why 1.05 is not a suitable first
estimate for b.
(2) With n = 20 and P = 4 460 000, use the guess-and-check method and
the equation P = A(b)n to estimate the value of b to two decimal
places. Show at least TWO estimate values for b, including
calculations and conclusions.
The city of Thagoras was aiming to have a population under 7 000 000
in 2050. Does the model indicate that the city will achieve this aim?
Justify your answer with suitable calculations.
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Extract from Question 28 answer booklet

Question 28 (a)
The solid shown is a cube.
R
S
M
O
Complete a sketch of this cube using the vanishing points V1 and V2 .

The edge OP has been drawn for you.
Leave all construction lines on your diagram and label the vertices.
V1
V2
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2012 HSC EXAMINATION PAPER ANSWERS
2012 HSC Examination Paper

Worked Answers
Section I
1.
6.
11.
16.
21.
D
C
B
A
A
2.
7.
12.
17.
22.
D
D
B
A
B
(Total 25 marks)
3.
8.
13.
18.
23.
C
A
C
D
D
4.
9.
14.
19.
24.
A
C
A
B
B
5.
10.
15.
20.
25.
A
C
D
C
B
5.
y
p
1. The median of 15 scores is the 8th score.
5
6
7
8
9
3
2
7
2
1
4
6
7
4
3
O
7
8
vertical change in position

horizontal change in position
2p
=
q
p
= 2
q
Answer A
gradient =
The 8th score is 78.

Answer D
2. It is an example of systematic sampling.
Answer D
3. Unordered selection of 2 players from 6
players.
635
Number of pairs =
[or 6C2]
231
= 15
Answer C
4.
6.
4 m = 400 cm
0.05 m = 5 cm
5 cm
4400
m cm
30 cm
cm
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SCALE
V = lbh
= 400 3 30 3 5
= 60 000
50
The volume is 60 000 cm3.
29
Answer C
7. June sales for Bakery 1 = $17 500
40
cos 408 =
NOT TO
SCALE
June sales for Bakery 2 = $35 000

x
29
Difference = $35 000 2 $17 500

= $17 500
Answer D
x = 29 3 cos 408
Answer A
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Monthly sales ($ 000s)

January
35
30
25
20
June
February
15
10
KEY
Monthly sales
for Bakery 1
Monthly sales
for Bakery 2
May
March
April
8.
Shape (S)
Number of dots (N)
10
= 41.656 635 17
The rule is N = 2S 1 4
When S = 156,
The area is 42 m2, to the nearest square

metre.
N = 2 3 156 1 4
= 316
Answer C
Answer A
9. 4% pa = 1% per quarter
So the interest rate per period is 1%.
2 years = 8 quarters
So the number of periods is 8.
From the table, the required figure is 1.083.
12. On one die:
10. Third angle = 1808 2 (50 1 57)8

= 738
73
1
6
5
P(not rolling a 6) =
6
On two dice:
P(rolling a 6) =
8.8 m
5
5
3
6
6
25
=
36
25
P(at least one 6) = 1 2
36
11
=
36
Answer B
P(neither showing 6) =
9.9 m
57
376
11. For a relationship to show negative

correlation one part should increase as the
other decreases. This happens in option B.
As the hours spent training increase, the
time to complete the race should decrease.
This relationship is most likely to show
negative correlation.
Answer B
Answer C
50
1
A = ab sin C
2
1
= 3 9.9 3 8.8 3 sin 738
2
NOT TO
SCALE
13. From the first graph, 60 Australian dollars is

about 46 Euros.
Euros
40
16. [The declining balance method of

depreciation is used, not the straight-line
method, so options B and D are not correct.
The machine will still have some value after
10 years so option C is not correct.]
The graph which best represents the salvage
value of the machine is this graph.
20
(A)
20
40
60
Aust Dollars
80
From the second graph 46 Euros is about

78 NZ dollars.
Salvage value ($)
25 000
Answer A
60
17. Number of spins = 40

Total frequencies shown in table
= 2 1 4 1 6 1 10 1 12
= 34
40
20
Frequency for orange = 40 2 34

=6
0
0
20
40
60
80
Relative frequency of orange =
6
40
3
20
Euros
Answer C
Answer A
14.
2x2(5
2 x) 2 x(x 2 2)
= 10x2 2 2x3 2 x2 1 2x
= 22x3 1 9x2 1 2x
18. Income above $236 = $300 2 $236

= $64
Reduction = 0.5 3 $64
= $32
Answer A
15.
10
Time (years)
D
S
D
6=
60
D = 6 3 60
= 360
360
So T =
S
When S = 100,
360
T=
100
= 3.6
T=
Jos youth allowance = $402.70 2 $32

= $370.70
Total payment = $370.70 1 $119.40
= $490.10
Answer D
So the journey takes 3.6 hours or 3 hours

and 36 minutes.
Answer D
19. [The median of each group of 3 points is the

middle one of the 3 as you go across the
graph in each case. First join the median of
the first group to the median of the last
group, then slide this line one-third of the
way up towards the median of the middle
group.]
This graph best shows the median regression
line.
NZ Dollars
80
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22. Circle: radius = 2.4 cm
(B) 12
Ellipse: a = 6.3 1 2.4

= 8.7
Weeks of training
10
b = 2.4
Shaded area
= area of ellipse 2 area of circle
= pab 2 pr2
= p 3 8.7 3 2.4 2 p 3 2.42
= 47.500 8809
= 48 cm2 [nearest square centimetre]
8
6
4
Answer B
23. A = 12 000
0
20
70
30
40
50
60
80
6% pa = 0.5% per month

So r = 0.005
10 years = 120 months
Answer B
20. Using the cosine rule in nABC,
59 2 1 80 2 2 31 2
cos B =
2 3 59 3 80
= 0.944 9152.
B = 19.105 89268
= 198 [nearest degree]
So n = 120
(1 1 r) n 2 1
f
r
(1 1 0.005) 120 2 1
12 000 = M e
f
0.005
Answer D
A=Me
24. Monthly repayments:
$2796.86 over 30 years
B u
Total repaid = $2796.86 3 30 3 12

= $1 006 869.60
Fortnightly repayments:
19 59 km
80 km
Total repaid = $1404.76 3 23 3 26

= $840 046.48
C
31 km
Difference = $1 006 869.60 2 $840 046.48

= $166 823.12
= $166 823 [nearest dollar]
Answer B
25. Hemisphere: A = 2pr2
u = 1808 2 198
= 1618
$1404.76 over 23 years
Cylinder open at one end: A = 2prh 1 pr2
The bearing of C from B is 1618.
Total surface area:
Answer C
A = 2prh 1 3pr2
= 2 3 p 3 4 3 21 1 3 3 p 3 42
= 678.584 0132
= 679 cm2 [nearest square centimetre]
21. E = mc2 1 p
mc2 1 p = E
mc2 = E 2 p
E2p
c2 =
m
c= 6
Answer B
E2p
m
Answer A
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Section II
QUESTION 26
(a) (i) Number of postcodes starting with 2
= 1 3 10 3 10 3 10
= 1000
(1 mark)
(ii) Number of postcodes starting with 24
= 1 3 1 3 10 3 10
= 100
1
P(correct guess) =
(1 mark)
100
(b) V0 = 22 000 r = 0.15
(ii) Yes, the new member does change the

probability. There are now 14 members.
7
P(more than 38 push-ups) =
14
=
(1 mark)
(f) The fraction of caught seals that had been

30
tagged =
120
n=3
S = V0(1 2 r)
= 22 000(1 2 0.15)3
= 13 510.75
1
2
1
4
1
of the population in 2012 was 60 seals.
4
Population in 2012 = 60 3 4
= 240
So
The value after 3 years is $13 510.75.

(2 marks)
So 240 is 89% of 2008 population.
(c) Number of days = 4 1 19

= 23
P = $1990 r = 0.2 n =
I = Prn
Now 100% 2 11% = 89%.

89% = 240
1% = 240 4 89
= 2.696 629 213
23
365
100% = 2.696 629 213 3 100

= 269.662 9213
= 270 [nearest unit]
23
= $1990 3 0.2 3
365
= $25.079 452
= $25.08 [nearest cent]
The estimated population in 2008 was 270.
Heather paid $25.08 interest,

to the nearest cent.
(2 marks)
(2 marks)
(d) (i) B, E, C, F, D, A
(2 marks)
(ii) A graph is a data display.

This would be done in step F.
(1 mark)
(g) Cups used each week = 3 1 6

=9
Mass used per week = 9 3 250 g
= 2250 g
= 2.25 kg
Number of weeks = 35 4 2.25
= 15.555 555.
(e)
(2 marks)
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
QUESTION 27
(i) 7 members can do more than 38 pushups in one minute.
7
P(more than 38 push-ups) =
13
(1 mark)
(a) Total deductions

= $296.40 1 $24.50 1 $15.80
= $336.70
Net wage = $1024 2 $336.70
= $687.30
The container will last 15 full weeks.
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Weekly share of household expenses

= $3640 4 52
= $70
Let x cm be the horizontal length of the

ramp.
39
tan 58 =
x
39
x=
tan 5
= 445.772 0398
Percentage of net wage

70
=
3 100%
687.30
= 10.184 78 %
= 10.2% [1 decimal place]
(b)
= 446 [nearest unit]
(3 marks)
So the horizontal length of the ramp is

446 cm, to the nearest centimetre.
13 cm
d 1 60 cm = 446 cm
NOT TO
SCALE
230
Arc length: l =
d = 386 cm
(3 marks)
First
Scarf
(e) (i)
u
2pr
360
14
___
33
19
___
33
13
___
32
19
___
14
32 ___
32
230
=
3 2 3 p 3 13
360
= 52.185 3446
= 52 cm [nearest cm]
Second
Scarf
18
___
32
91
528
(iii) P(different fabrics)
= P(SW) 1 P(WS)
(c) (i) Scale 1:500 000
1 cm represents 500 000 cm

But 500 000 cm = 5000 m = 5 km
So 1 cm represents 5 km.
(2 marks)
14
13
3
33
32
(ii) P(SS) =
(2 marks)
Perimeter = 52 cm 1 2 3 13 cm
= 78 cm
The perimeter of the sector is
78 cm, to the nearest centimetre.
2 cm represents 10 km.
14
19
19
14
3
1
3
33
32
33
32
The actual distance between the

two mountain peaks is 10 km. (1 mark)
133
264
(1 mark)
(2 marks)
(ii) 1 cm represents 5 km.
QUESTION 28
Now 75 4 5 = 15
So 15 cm would represent 75 km.

The two towns will be 15 cm
apart on the map.
(1 mark)
(a)
V1
V2
R
S
(d) Vertical height of the ramp

= 3 3 13 cm
= 39 cm
Q
M
(2 marks)
39 cm
5
d
60 cm
(b)
c
18abc
18ab
=
2 3
3a
b
3a 2b
x cm
380
6c
a
(2 marks)
(c)
NOT TO
SCALE
4m
1.5 m
3m
dm
Shadow of flagpole
25% of students scored marks in English
that were less than any marks scored in
Maths.
(3 marks)
The triangle formed by the flagpole and its

shadow and the triangle formed by Jacques
and his shadow are equiangular, so they are
similar.
31d
d
5
So
1.5
4
(e) Deposit = 0.1 3 $2800

= $280
Balance owing = $2800 2 $280
= $2520
4d = 4.5 1 1.5d
2.5d = 4.5
d = 1.8
Total repayments = $95.20 3 3 3 12

= $3427.20
(3 marks)
Interest = $3427.20 2 $2520

= $907.20
(d)
I = $907.20
English
P = $2520
n=3
I = Prn
Mathematics
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
(i) English: lower quartile = 50
100
r = $907.20 4 $7560
= 0.12
The annual rate of interest was 12%.
upper quartile = 80
interquartile range = 80 2 50
= 30
(4 marks)
(1 mark)
(ii) [Different answers are possible.]

Both data sets are negatively skewed.
The spread of marks for English is much
greater than for Mathematics. It is more
than double. (The range for English is 85
while the range for Maths is 40.) The
interquartile range for English (30) is
also double that for Maths (15).
The highest mark in English (95)
was higher than the highest mark in
Maths (90), but the upper quartiles
are the same (80). The median (70 for
English, 75 for Maths), lower quartile
(50 for English, 65 for Maths) and lower
extreme (10 for English, 50 for Maths)
are all higher for Maths than English.
QUESTION 29
(a) (i) Using the graph, for an eruption of
4 minutes, the minimum time to wait for
the next eruption is 70 minutes.
(1 mark)
(ii) For eruptions one hour apart, the longest
possible duration of the first eruption,
based on the data, is 3 minutes.
(1 mark)
(iii) The graph suggests a strong positive
relationship between the duration of an
eruption and the length of time until the
next eruption. The longer the duration
of the first eruption, the longer the wait
until the next eruption.
(1 mark)
$907.20 = $2520 3 r 3 3
= $7560r
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(b) x = 6.000 s = 0.040
(ii) Let the length of GH be x km.
x 1 s = 6.000 1 0.040
= 6.040
EH = GH = x km
x 2 s = 6.000 2 0.040
= 5.960
x2 1 x2 = 822
By Pythagoras theorem in nGEH,

2x2 = 6724
So the lengths of two or more of the 3 nails

should be between 5.960 cm and 6.040 cm.
Now 5.950 < 5.960
x2 = 3362
x = 57.982 756 [x > 0]
The length of GH is 58 km to the
nearest kilometre.
and 6.140 > 6.040

So the lengths of two nails are more than
one standard deviation from the mean.
Yes, the machine does need to be checked.
(2 marks)
Total distance
= (2 3 57.982 1 64 1 21.704) km
= 201.669 58 km
= 202 km [nearest kilometre]
(3 marks)
(c)
64 km
F
139
NOT TO
SCALE
82 km
(i) Monthly salary = $81 600 4 12

= $6800
31
E
Contribution = 0.05 3 $6800

= $340
(i) /FGE = 1808 2 (139 1 31)8

= 108
n = 13 3 12
= 156
r = 0.066 4 12
= 0.0055
82 sin 10
EF =
sin 139
A=Me
= 21.704 069
= 22 km [nearest km]
EF
64
{Or:
5
sin 10 sin 31
(1 1 r) n 2 1
f
r
= $340 e
(1 1 0.0055) 156 2 1
f
0.0055
= $83 633.891 79
= $83 633.89 [nearest cent]
64 sin 10
sin 31
= 21.577 984
= 22 km [nearest km]}
(2 marks)
(ii) From January 2000 until December 2012

is 13 years.
By the sine rule in nEFG,

EF
82
5
sin 10 sin 139
EF =
(d) [Note: This question is ambiguous because

it doesnt specify what salary (monthly or
annual) is being used. If you assumed that
the monthly contribution is 5% of monthly
salary:]
(3 marks)
(2 marks)
Or: By the cosine rule in EFG,
{[If the monthly contribution is 5% of

annual salary then:]
EF 2 = 642 1 822 2 2 3 64 3 82 3 cos 10

= 483.457 82
M = 0.05 3 $81 600

= $4080
EF = 21.987 674 (EF > 0)

= 22 km [nearest km]}
A=Me
(2 marks)
(1 1 r) n 2 1
f
r
= $4080 e
(1 1 0.0055) 156 2 1
f
0.0055
= $1 003 606.701
= $1 003 606.70 [nearest cent]}
382
QUESTION 30
(a) Degrees difference = 48 1 98
= 138
Distance = 13 3 60 nautical miles
= 780 nautical miles
Speed = 30 knots
= 30 nautical miles per hour
Time = (780 4 30) hours
= 26 hours
(3 marks)
(b)
h
40
30
20
10
100
100
(i) From the graph, the maximum height

reached by the ball is 40 m.
(1 mark)
(ii) The ball is at a height of 35 m when it
is at a horizontal distance of 30 m and
again when it is at a horizontal distance
of 170 m.
Difference = 170 2 30
= 140 m
The horizontal distance travelled by the
ball in that time is 140 m.
(1 mark)
200
300
400 d
(iv) If d < 0 the graph is not suitable.

The ball was hit forwards and negative
values of d apply to distances behind
where the ball was hit.
If d > 300 the graph is not suitable.
The ball hits the ground at a horizontal
distance of 300 m and the graph suggests
the height will then be negative but the
ball will not go below the ground.
(2 marks)
(iii) The ball hits the ground at a distance of

300 m.
50 m short of that distance is 250 m.
The height of the ball is 17.5 m.
(1 mark)
200
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(c)
P = A (1.04)
8 000 000
7 000 000
6 000 000
P = A (b)n
Population
5 000 000
4 000 000
3 000 000
2 000 000
1 000 000
0
0
(2010)
20
(2030)
10
(2020)
30
(2040)
Years
Predicted population if the policy had not been introduced
Predicted population with the policy introduced
(i) In 2030, n = 20
This value of P is too high so b needs to

be smaller.
From the graph, when n = 20,
Try b = 1.01
P = 6 600 000
P = 3 000 000(1.01)20
= 3 660 570.12
If the policy is not introduced the

predicted population in 2030 is 6 600 000.
This value of P is too small so b needs to

be larger.
(1 mark)
(ii) A = 3 000 000 represents the
population of Thagoras in 2010. (1 mark)
Try b = 1.02
P = 3 000 000(1.02)20
= 4 457 842.188
= 4 460 000 [3 significant figures]
(iii) (1) The population growth was slower

using P = A(b)n. So the value of b must
be smaller than in the original equation
in order for P to be smaller. That is
b < 1.04. So a value of 1.05 is not suitable.
(1 mark)
So the value of b should be 1.02 to 2

decimal places.
(2 marks)
(iv) In 2050, n = 40
(2) When n = 20, P = 4 460 000
P = 3 000 000(1.02)40
= 6 624 118.991
P = 3 000 000(b)20
Try b = 1.03
This is less than 7 000 000 so the model

does suggest that the city will achieve
its goal.
(2 marks)
P = 3 000 000(1.03)20
= 5 418 333.704.
Dont forget!
To practise for the new HSC Mathematics General 2 Examination:
Use the 2014 Formulae and Data Sheet on page 422.
When you see:
, you can ignore this question
, turn to page viii to see the required additional information for this question.
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